About Us

Chiropractic is a primary healthcare profession that specialises in the diagnosis, treatment and management of conditions that affect the bones, muscles and nerves. The term Chiropractic is derived from Greek and means "treatment by hand". Chiropractic is globally recognised, regulated and is the third largest primary healthcare in the world, behind medicine and dentistry.

In the UK to use the title chiropractor, practitioners must have completed 4-6 years of extensive training, hold a chiropractic BSC, Msc, MChiro degree and be registered with the General Chiropractic Council (GCC). All practitioners are required to adhere to the GCC code of practice, standard of proficiency and maintain the required level of continued professional development.

Chiropractic adjustments have a profound effect on the bodies central nervous system. The central nervous system controls every muscle, bone, organ and cell in the body. Your central nervous system is protected by your spine and cranium, so naturally chiropractors typically focus on these areas during a treatment.

Benefits of Chiropractic

A lot of people share the misunderstanding that chiropractors only provide treatment for back pain. The reality is chiropractors can carry out treatment for a wide range of muscular and skeletal conditions for all ages:

Chiropractic areas of treatment include:

Back Pain

Sciatica

Mechanical Neck Pain

Shoulder Complaints

Tennis Elbow

Hip & Knee Osteoarthritis

Planter Fasciitis

Migraine Prevention & Neck Related Headaches

Minor Sports Injuries

& Much More……

With chiropractic care people often report feeling:

They are pain free

They have more energy

They feel younger and more flexible

They can do more

They can now exercise or go back to hobbies they haven't done for years

They can achieve more at work

Their relationships improve as they are in less pain

Have more fun in their lives

Research

There are hundreds of scientific papers providing good evidence to indicate that chiropractic care is safe and effective. Here are just a few examples.

This MRC-funded study estimated the effect of adding exercise classes,spinal manipulation delivered in NHS or private premises, or manipulation followed by exercise to “best care” in general practice for patients consulting with back pain. Click here

NICE (National Institute of Clinical Excellence) guidelines on the acute management of patients with chronic low back pain was published in May 2009. Click here

The evidence-based recommendations included:

Provide people with advice and information to promote self-management of their low back pain.

Consider offering a course of manual therapy including spinal manipulation of up to 9 sessions over up to 12 weeks.

Consider offering a structured exercise programme tailored to the individual.

Effectiveness of Manual Therapies – The UK Evidence Report

This review, by Bronfort et al, was published in the journal Chiropractic & Osteopathy in 2010. Commentaries by Professor Scott Haldeman and Professor Martin Underwood accompany the report. In summary, the report demonstrates robust randomised controlled trial (RCT) evidence that the care offered by chiropractors is effective for a wide range of conditions including back pain, neck pain, pain associated with hip and knee osteoarthritis and some types of headache. Click here

"After going backwards and forwards to knee specialists with no luck, I was recommended to St Ives chiropractic clinic. Since then I've never looked back, knee ache is a thing of the past!"
Alisha T, St Ives